Heritage

AI offers new ways to unlock the secrets of medieval archives

Artificial intelligence is offering historians new ways to examine vast collections of medieval manuscripts and documents, as more than 100 international experts gather in Vienna to explore how machine learning could transform research into the past.

Medieval ship hull found reused in centuries-old cellar

An extraordinary discovery in the German city of Constance has revealed that the ceiling of a medieval cellar was constructed using the remains of an old ship.

Workers discover gold fortune hidden behind brewery wall

Workers renovating the basement of a former brewery in Belgium have stumbled across a remarkable cache of gold bars and coins concealed inside a wall, with the haul reportedly valued at around 39 million.

Ghost village hidden beneath reservoir emerges during severe drought

The remains of a village that disappeared beneath one of England’s largest reservoirs nearly half a century ago have emerged once again, as severe drought sends water levels falling at Rutland Water.

Harry Potter fans influence change to £430m project that threatened ‘Dobby’s Grave’

An unofficial Harry Potter landmark on a Welsh beach proved influential enough to alter plans for a major electricity connection between Britain and Ireland.

New exhibition exposes modern slavery in London

The Museum of London has launched a new exhibition to highlight the plight and realities of forced labour and slavery in London.

King Charles I in charge: Decisive Civil War battle recreated in audio form

Naseby Battlefield guide for visually impaired created as part of an educational outreach project. 

2012 marks a milestone! – 200 years of commercial railway locomotives

Britain is preparing for the Olympic games in 2012, but what many won't realise, is that the year also marks the bicentenary of the...

Railway Preservation – Students show the way

The growth of “Heritage” in Britain is due, says Jodie Lewis of Bangor University, to the British love of nostalgia and the underdog. Railway Preservation...

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